Mary Pickford
A silent-film-era classic pairing white rum with pineapple juice, grenadine, and maraschino.
Base
rum
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
sweetrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- 0.25 oz grenadine
- 0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
Instructions
- 1Shake all ingredients with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe.
Origin & Story
Havana, Cuba, 1920s
Created at Havana's Hotel Nacional in honor of visiting silent-film star Mary Pickford, it became a Prohibition-era favorite among American tourists escaping to Cuba.
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